I discovered an interesting fact watching yesterday’s game.
There are no refs in hockey. That’s right. There are only “[expletive deleted] refs.” And by [expletive deleted] I mean not only any individual expletive, but also many expletives in a row.
That’s right, everyone hates the [expletive deleted] refs, and they do their best to earn that distinction.
Not that I think it affected the final outcome in yesterday’s game. The way they were playing (great defense, but no offense), I think the Avs would have lost in OT in the shootout. Instead, the refs gifted Vancouver with a 5-3 so they could score early in the 3rd. I’ve never heard fans boo that loudly or for that long on any other blown call.
Seriously, it wouldn’t have been a problem if they just called it both ways. But apparently the [expletive deleted] refs were too busy calling Ken Klee for everything to concern themselves with what Vancouver was doing.
Oh well. Like I said, I don’t think it affected the final outcome any (except for the fact that if the Avs had lost in OT they would have gotten a point in the standings). If they lose the playoffs by one point, this could be the reason…but I don’t see that happening either, unless Calgary decides to commit hockey suicide (possible, but highly unlikely).
Aside from that, though, the game was fun to watch. I’ll get to go again on Saturday :-) Yes, Travis, this means God still loves me more than you :-P
UPDATE: By the way, I just read this:
Salo’s 13th goal came with the Canucks on a 5-on-3 power play that lasted a full 2 minutes. Ken Klee and Joe Sakic were penalized on the same sequence at 1:14 of the third period.
A minute later, Salo took a pass from Henrik Sedin in the deep slot. Salo sent a slap shot through a screen that got past Theodore.
“I saw an opening and we had a good screen on the goaltender,” Salo said. “We were just lucky enough to have a two-man power play.”
Cooke and Daniel Sedin’s empty-net goals came after Theodore was pulled for the last 1:01.
“We were just lucky enough…” is code for: “I don’t know why the refs called it that way either but since it was for us I’m not complaining.”
